cobl04
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Are you shattered GAF? (genuine question. I know you've loved him for years)
To say this is as bad as the Bargnani trade is just silly.
They gave up nothing. No draft picks, nobody if value. They have up a center in a league that doesn't give two shits about centers anymore. They weren't winning with Lopez, they're likely not winning with Rose either, but they just picked up $15 million in additional cap space for the biggest free agent year since when LeBron left Cleveland.
Just because somebody was stupid enough to give up two #1s for Mozgov doesn't mean that's what Lopez is worth.
Gump, I don't even know what TS% is but based on that post I already know it sucks.
Rose might have had only one good TS% (fuck that) when he was healthy but he sure as shit didn't only have one great season when he was healthy. Did you watch him play? Before that first knee injury he was one of the most uniquely explosive players in NBA history. Fuck off with TS%.
In 2016 he's not close to what he was but to even HINT that before the injuries he wasn't a great player is preposterous. Fuck outta here.
We have a serious difference of opinion on the usefulness of Robin Lopez.
Dude, you could have found out what TS% means more quickly than it took you to type the above BS. We are not talking quantum mechanics here. Just a handy way of putting FT, FG and 3PT accuracy together. And here's what it says: FOR EVERY SEASON EXCEPT ONE, DERRICK ROSE WAS A BELOW AVERAGE SHOOTER. But whatever, sorry to tell you that your hero is overrated, even before knee surgery.
I don't care about "uniquely explosive". I want productivity. He scored tons of point because he shot all the fucking time. And you know what: the Knicks already have a guy just like that in the team.
And here's the deal: the Knicks are not trading for 2011 Derrick Rose. They are trading for the walking disaster that is 2016 Derrick Rose, who plays on one knee and was one of the worst point guards in the NBA last season.
And who happens to make $20 million. And they gave up real assets to get him. It's a fucking disgrace.
Go smoke a joint and calm your arse down.
Even if Rose performs as the decent-not-amazing player he's likely to be in 2016,
How come he wasn't going to stay at the Bulls?
He may or may not be dating Shay Mitchell who is one of the most beautiful women on the planet. Cool guy.
So even if you don't see the potential for high reward, it is still a low risk move that does little to hurt them in the short term and sets them up further in the long term.I just don't see the high reward at all. He averaged 30 games a season for the last 5 seasons. He hasn't had a good season since 2011-12. Getting an above average season from Rose would be 95 percentile stuff.
This is the least pessimistic take I can go with:
Knicks Acquire Derrick Rose; A Trade Only An Accountant Could Love | KnickerBlogger.Net
I thought the only person who could possibly be as upset about Robin Lopez leaving NYC as gump is would be Brooks Lopez.